Alright, you know me by now… When I get on a kick, I turn into Motormouth Maybelle. I can’t stop talking about stuff I’m loving, and this week’s recipe has been an obsession for some time. One Saturday morning a few years ago, I stumbled into the St John Bakery near Maltby Street in London, and got one of Justin Gellatly’s cream-filled doughnuts, still warm, filled with lemon curd. Last spring, food maven and doughnut connoisseur, Nicole Taylor, tried to give me the inside track to the best doughnuts in New York, to no avail. None of them could stand up to Justin’s. They paled in comparison so much so, I actually took a few bites and threw those New York doughnuts that everyone swears by in the trash! And even though I am from the South, where doughnuts reign supreme, I admit you haven’t had a doughnut until you’ve had one of Justin’s doughnuts.
That’s our recipe this week, from his new book Bread, Cake, Doughnut, Pudding. Please note that because Justin uses a scale to weigh the water in his recipe, I have left all ingredients in grams, as that will aid you in making these. If you can’t make it to London, please make these this weekend! Making these doughnuts at home is the next best thing to eating them in London, and much better than anything you’re buying from a shop, so don’t be deterred by the recipe. There’s very little active time involved in the making of these. You’ll thank Justin (or curse him) later! -Kristina
About Justin: Baking has always been a part of Justin Gellatly’s life, though it was only when he joined Fergus Henderson at St John Restaurant in London that he really fell in love with baking. He found his calling in pastry and baking in the first few months, and over the thirteen years he worked there, his proudest moment was when St John received its first Michelin star when he was head baker and pastry chef. Last September, after leaving St John, Justin, his lovely wife Louise (who he met twenty-four years ago in catering school) and fellow baker, Matt Jones opened Bread Ahead bakery in London’s Borough Market, where you can watch them work their magic through giant windows all day long.
Photography by Andy Sewell
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